De heisa rond het ISS blijft duren (en dat zal nog wel een tijdje zo blijven). Of de Russen in de toekomst met een eigen ruimtestation voor de dag gaan komen dan wel dat ze met de Chinezen gaan samenwerken zal nog moeten blijken. En blijft het ISS lang genoeg operationeel om een overgang naar commerciële ruimtestations  mogelijk te maken, dat is een andere vraag. Ondertussen stuurt Axiom Space de eerste privé-vlucht naar het ISS.

En voor de tegenstanders van Starlink, er is een nieuwe dreiging op komst. Amazon heeft zonet 83 (!) lanceringen besteld voor de opstart van Project Kuiper.

Verder nog heel wat ander raketnieuws uit de voorbije weken. En uiteraard, een hoofdstukje Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws om af te ronden. Dat en nog veel meer in het Nieuws Uit De Ruimtevaart van deze week.

Bij de foto: De lancering van Axiom 1. Foto: SpaceX.

Amazon bestelt 83 lanceringen voor Project Kuiper.
Amazon: Amazon makes historic launch investment to advance Project Kuiper.
Blue Origin: Amazon Selects Blue Origin’s New Glenn for up to 27 Project Kuiper Constellation Launches.
Arianespace: Arianespace signs unprecedented contract with Amazon for 18 Ariane 6 launches to deploy Project Kuiper constellation.
ULA: Amazon Signs Contract with United Launch Alliance for 38 Project Kuiper Launches on Vulcan Centaur.

Space News: Amazon signs multibillion-dollar Project Kuiper launch contracts.
Space News: Amazon launch contracts drive changes to launch vehicle production.
Space News: Tory Bruno: Amazon’s launch contracts a ‘big deal’ for U.S. and allies’ industrial competitiveness.

Ars Technica: Jeff Bezos and Amazon just hired everybody but SpaceX for Project Kuiper.
Spaceflight Now: Amazon books up to 83 launches with ULA, Arianespace, and Blue Origin.
NasaSpaceFlight: Arianespace, ULA, Blue Origin discuss executing ambitious Kuiper constellation missions for Amazon.

Teslarati: Amazon chooses everyone but SpaceX to launch its Starlink competitor.
New Scientist: What does Amazon's attempt to dominate space mean for everyone else?

China lanceert Gaofen aardobservatie-satelliet.
ECNS: China launches new satellite for Earth observation.
ECNS: China launches Gaofen-3 03 satellite (foto’s).
Global Times: China launches new civilian remote sensing satellite with high-resolution imaging capability.

NasaSpaceFlight: China launches Gaofen-3-03 payload on CZ-4C from Jiuquan.

Filmpjes:
CCTV: China Launches New Satellite for Earth Observation.
SciNews: Long March-4C launches Gaofen-3 03.

Russische Soyuz lanceert militaire satelliet.
TASS: Soyuz-2.1b rocket with military satellites blasts off from Plesetsk spaceport.
TASS: Russian military satellite launched from Plesetsk spaceport delivered into orbit.

NasaSpaceFlight: Soyuz launches Russian intelligence satellite from Plesetsk.

Chinese rakettrap stort neer in India.
Point or View (filmpje) : Parts of Chinese Long March 3B rocket make a fiery landing in India causing awe and anger.
PhysOrg: Space debris found in rural India likely from 'China rocket'.
Newsweek: Photos Show Suspected Chinese Rocket Debris That Landed in Indian Village.

SpaceCom: Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of light.

Europa kiest voor Vega C om Sentinel 1C te lanceren.
ESA: Ride into orbit secured for Sentinel-1C.
Space News: Vega C to launch Sentinel-1C in 2023.

Gaganyaan – Nieuwe stap voor Indische bemande ruimtevaart.
The Times of India: 2 Gaganyaan abort tests in August, December; relay satellite.

ISS – Axiom 1 – SpaceX lanceert eerste privé-missie. 
Axiom Space: Mission Timeline (PDF).
Axiom Space: Axiom Space Ax-1 mission to expand health, technology researchers’ access to ISS.

Axiom Space: Ax-1 Clears NASA’s Launch Readiness Review, Prepares for Liftoff.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 mission launches successfully; 4 private astronauts en route to space station.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Mission Signals Zero-G with Soft Stowaway Caramel the Dog, Mascot for the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Axiom Space: Axiom Space Launches NFT Marketplace during Historic Ax-1 Mission to ISS.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Crew First Check-In From Orbit.

Voor enige Belgische inbreng in deze missie, zie het hoofdstukje “Belgisch Ruimtevaartnieuws” op het einde van deze NUDR.

SpaceCom: Ax-1: Why the private mission to the International Space Station is a gamechanger.

KSC: Axiom Mission 1 Launch Readiness Review, Prelaunch News Conference set for April 7.
KSC: NASA to Air First Private Astronaut Mission to Station.

Teslarati: SpaceX’s second private Crew Dragon astronaut launch slips to April 8th.
Space Policy Online: Axiom 1 keeps green light for Friday, Artemis test will wait.
Space News: Private mission ready for launch to the ISS.
Space News: Private astronaut mission cleared for launch.
SpaceCom: Don’t call them 'space tourists,' says former NASA astronaut commanding private Ax-1 mission.
Collect Space: Axiom-1 all-private crew to make and carry history on space station.
SpaceCom: The private Ax-1 astronaut mission heralds an exciting new era in spaceflight (op-ed).

NASA: Axiom Private Astronauts Headed to International Space Station.
Spaceflight Now: Live coverage: Four private astronauts launch to International Space Station.
Space News: SpaceX launches commercial mission to ISS.
NasaSpaceFlight: Axiom-1 launches first ever private crewed mission to ISS.
NPR: 3 visitors heading to the space station are paying $55M each, all meals included.
SpaceCom: Private Ax-1 astronauts on SpaceX capsule to mint NFT artwork in space.

VRT NWS: Eerste volledig commerciële vlucht naar ruimtestation ISS gelanceerd: wie zit aan boord en wat gaan ze daar doen?
SpaceCom: SpaceX private Ax-1 mission's science includes self-assembling robots and light-powered air filters.
The Space Review: Space travelers by any other name.

PhysOrg: Space tourism: the arguments in favor.

Filmpjes:
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Commander Michael López-Alegría.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Pilot Larry Connor.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Mission Specialist Mark Pathy.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Mission Specialist Eytan Stibbe.
Axiom Space: Meet Dr. Kreiss - Israel Aerospace Industries.
Axiom Space: Meet Dr. Kirkland - Mayo Clinic.
Axiom Space: Meet Dr. Ingelmo - McGill University.

Spaceflight Now: Watch live as SpaceX test fires a Falcon 9 ahead of the first private flight to the space station.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Prelaunch Press Conference.
NASA: Axiom Mission 1 Launches to the Space Station (Official NASA Stream).
SpaceX: Ax-1 Mission | Launch.
SciNews: Ax-1 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing.
Axiom Space: Ax-1 Post-launch Press Conference.
SpaceX: Ax-1 Mission | In-Flight Update with the Crew.

ISS – Axiom 1 – Capsule koppelt dag later met het ruimtestation.
Axiom Space: Ax-1, first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, docks.
Axiom Space: Axiom Space celebrates arrival of Ax-1 crew to International Space Station.

Axiom Space: Michael López-Alegría | Ax-1 Mission Commander  (PDF).
Axiom Space: Larry Connor| Ax-1 Pilot  (PDF).
Axiom Space: Eytan Stibbe| Ax-1 Mission Specalist  (PDF).
Axiom Space: Mark Pathy| Ax-1 Mission Specialist  (PDF).

Space News: Axiom mission arrives at ISS.
NasaSpaceFlight: Axiom-1 arrives at ISS for science-packed week on orbit.
SpaceCom: Ax-1, the first private crew to space station, welcomed aboard with astronaut pins.
Spaceflight Now: First crew of private astronauts welcomed aboard International Space Station.

Haaretz: Second Israeli in Space Funds His Trip With Offshore Dollars.
The Times Of Israel: Israeli Stibbe sends message in Hebrew as space mission nears destination.
The Times Of Israel: Arriving at ISS, Israeli astronaut Stibbe gives station its first taste of Hebrew.

Filmpjes:
SpaceX: Ax-1 Mission | Approach and Docking.
NASA: Expedition 67 -Axiom Mission 1 Docks to the Space Station - April 9, 2022.
Axiom Space: Axiom Ax-1 Crew welcomed by International Space Station Expedition 67 Crew.

SciNews: Ax-1 Crew Dragon docking.
SciNews: Ax-1 Crew Dragon hatch opening.

EuroNews: First all-private astronaut crew arrives at ISS.

ISS – Crew 4 – Nog een dag uitstel voor de lancering.
SpaceCom: SpaceX's Crew-4 astronaut mission delayed a day to April 21.
ESA: Watch live: media Q&A with Samantha Cristoforetti.
NASA KSC Blog: SpaceX Crew-4 Astronauts Enter Quarantine for Mission to Space Station.

ISS – Soyuz MS-19 – Mark Vande Hei blikt terug op zijn (bijna) jaar in de ruimte.
Collect Space: NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei reflects on record 355 days in space.
TASS: US astronaut Mark Vande Hei says Russian crewmates continue to be ‘very dear friends’.

Filmpje:
NASA: Record-Breaking Astronaut Discusses Mission with Media.

Oorlog in Oekraïne – ISS – Soyuz MS-21 – Neen, de pakjes hadden niets met Oekraïne te maken.
NPR: No, Russian cosmonauts were not making a pro-Ukraine statement with their spacesuits.
The Washington Post: NASA astronaut: Russians were ‘blindsided’ by reaction to yellow suits.

Oorlog in Oekraïne – ISS – Volgens Rogozin gaan ze het ruimtestation “verlaten”.
Parabolic Arc: Rogozin on ISS: ‘We’re Outta Here — Details to Follow’.
NBC News: The Future Of The International Space Station In Question (filmpje) (gaat ook over ExoMars).
Space Policy Online: Rogozin again calls for lifting sanctions to preserve ISS partnership.
Space News: Rogozin delays decision on space station future.
SpaceCom: Russia threatens to leave International Space Station program (again).
TASS: Construction of joint Russian-Chinese space station modules possible, Roscosmos CEO says.
TASS: Russia-US space cooperation not to be stopped because of situation in Ukraine — NASA chief.

Futurism: Head of Russian Space Program Claims That the US “Doesn’t Have Any Spacecraft”.

Space News: NASA plans talks with partners on ISS and Artemis.

ISS – De blogentries, Daily Summary Reports en Science Highlights.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Waits for Private Astronauts during Science and Spacewalk Preps.
NASA ISS Blog: Blood Vessels, Vital Signs and Psychology Studies Amidst Spacewalk Preps.
NASA ISS Blog: Private Astronauts Near Launch as Crew Works Science, Spacewalks on Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Station Crew Preps for Spacewalks and Ax-1 Mission.
NASA ISS Blog: Dragon Endeavour with Ax-1 Crew Approaches Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Ax-1 Private Astronaut Mission Docks at Station.
NASA ISS Blog: Four Ax-1 Astronauts Enter Station, Meet Expedition 67 Crew.

NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/01/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/04/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/05/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/06/2022.
NASA: ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/07/2022.

Space Station Science Highlights: Space Station Science Highlights: Week of April 4, 2022.

ISS – Meer nieuws uit het ruimtestation.
TASS: Soyuz-2.1a rocket for next manned launch arrives at Baikonur space center.

Space News: Spaceborne Computer-2 completes 24 experiments on ISS.

TASS: Preview of space drama Challenge shot onboard ISS to take place at film festival in April.
SpaceCom: Netflix's 'Return To Space' salutes SpaceX's historic 2020 NASA mission (exclusive).
De trailer vind je hier.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Space to Ground: First Time Callers: 04/08/2022.
PBS NewsHour: Astronaut Mark Vande Hei on his record-breaking spaceflight and adjusting to life on Earth.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Amazon doet mee met Orbital Reef.
Space News: Orbital Reef passes design review.
Geek Wire: Jeff Bezos’ worlds collide: Amazon and AWS join Blue Origin on Orbital Reef space station team.

Aerospace America: Airbus seeks partnership with U.S. companies on private space station.

Commerciële ruimtestations – Axiom Station.

Filmpje:
Axiom Space: Building the Axiom Station Today.

CSS – Nieuws uit het Chinese ruimtestation.

Filmpjes:
CGTN: Chinese astronauts prepare to head back to Earth.
CCTV: Chinese Astronauts to Offer Q and A Session to American Students from Space.
CGTN: How to improve training to better prepare you for the space journey.
CGTN: What was the biggest challenge you faced when you were in space?
CGTN: What do you do for fun in space?
CGTN: How do you eat in space?
CGTN: How do you exercise in the space station?
CGTN: Can you jump very high in space?
CGTN: Where does water come from in space?
CGTN: Can ancient organisms live on the Mars or Moon?
CGTN: How often do Taikonauts conduct extravehicular activity?

Artemis 1 – Wet Dress Rehearsal.
NASA Artemis Blog: Weather Still Favorable for Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal.
NASA Artemis Blog: Teams Continue to Monitor Severe Weather Ahead of Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal.
NASA Artemis Blog: Teams Proceeding with Overnight Operations for Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal.
NASA Artemis Blog: Wet dress rehearsal countdown progressing, ICPS powered up.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I WDR Update: Go for Proceed for Tanking.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Scrub.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Testing Continues.
NASA Artemis Blog: Mission Management Team ‘Go’ to Proceed with Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I WDR Update: Go to Proceed for Tanking – Countdown Resumes.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Called off for April 4.
NASA Artemis Blog: NASA Prepares for Next Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Attempt.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Status.
NASA Artemis Blog: Artemis I Wet Dress Rehearsal Update.

Spaceflight Now: Artemis 1 wet dress rehearsal timeline.
NasaSpaceFlight: NASA working through wet dress rehearsal, final major pre-flight test for moon rocket.

Space News: NASA scrubs first attempt at SLS countdown rehearsal.
Spaceflight Now: Ground system problem halts Artemis 1 countdown dress rehearsal.
SpaceRef: SLS On The Launch Pad As Seen From Orbit.
Space Policy Online: Artemis I Test Scrubbed Again, AX-1 Launch Slips to Friday.
Florida Today: NASA further delays SLS moon rocket's big test to after SpaceX launch.
Spaceflight Now: NASA bumps Artemis countdown rehearsal until after Axiom crew launch.
Live Science: NASA's 'Mega moon rocket' test resumes. Why were so many details about it kept secret?
Space News: SLS countdown test on hold after second scrub.
Space News: NASA to delay, modify SLS countdown rehearsal.
SpaceCom: NASA delays crucial Artemis 1 moon mission test to April 12.
Spaceflight Now: Citing valve problem, NASA will load only the SLS core stage in next countdown test.

NASA: Space Launch System Wet Dress Rehearsal Infographic.

Filmpjes:
NASA: Media Briefing: Artemis I Post-Wet Dress Rehearsal Status Update.
What About It: SpaceX Starship & NASA SLS – Who’s going to win the race?

En nog een spectaculaire:
Video From Space: Artemis moon rocket launch pad struck by lightning - See it in slo-mo.

Artemis – Meer nieuws.
Ars Technica: Canoo wins NASA’s Artemis crew transport vehicle contract.

ESA: ESA astronaut performs simulated polar Moon landing.
DLR (filmpje): Successful ‘Moon landing’ using the DLR robotic motion simulator.

Space News: Singapore signs the Artemis Accords.

SpaceX – In afwachting van FAA, eerste tegenslag voor Starship.
Space Policy News: SpaceX gets unwelcome news from Army Corps of Engineers.
Parabolic Arc: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Suspends SpaceX’s Application to Expand Boca Chica Launch Facility.
Yahoo News: SpaceX's application to scale up its rocket launch site in Texas has been put on ice by the US Army, reports say.

Ondertussen:
The Mars Society: Space Organizations Unite to Support Approval of Starship Test Flights.

SpaceX – Meer nieuws over Starship.
Teslarati: SpaceX’s upgraded Super Heavy booster sails through first major test.
NasaSpaceFlight: SpaceX retires old Starship vehicles, puts new ones to the test.

Spaceflight Now: NASA’s SLS moon rocket, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 share the scene at Kennedy Space Center.

Filmpjes:
NasaSpaceFlight: Super Heavy Booster 7 Installed on the Orbital Launch Mount | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24's Nosecone Moved Outside | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Booster 7 First Cryogenic Proof Test | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24 Moved Into the High Bay for Stacking | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Starship Quick Disconnect Moved Back to the Launch Site | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 20 Moved Next to Suborbital Pad B | SpaceX Boca Chica.
NasaSpaceFlight: Ship 24's Payload Bay Stacked in the High Bay | SpaceX Boca Chica.

Marcus House: How does SpaceX stack Starship? #Shorts.

Raketnieuws uit Amerika.
SpaceCom: Rocket Lab will try to catch a falling booster with a helicopter during a mission this month.

Teslarati: Relativity Space reveals plans to rapidly upgrade 3D-printed Terran 1 rocket.
Florida Today: At Cape Canaveral, rocket printer Relativity Space still targeting this year for launch.

Firefly Aerospace (filmpje): Firefly Flight 2 -- Road to Success.

Space News: Firefly raises $75 million as it prepares for second launch.

Space Explored: Sierra Space explores landing Dream Chaser spaceplane in Japan.
KSC (filmpje): Dream Chaser Ground Support Equipment Testing.

Spectrum: Maine aerospace company passes rocket engine test – bluShift Aerospace.

Parabolic Arc: New Mexico Seeks to Attract Virgin Galactic’s Manufacturing Facility to Spaceport America.

Virgin Orbit (filmpje): How Virgin Orbit Builds Rockets | Virgin Orbit x Supercluster.
Virgin Orbit: Virgin Orbit to launch first Welsh satellite from UK spaceport summer 2022.
Space News: Poland, Virgin Orbit partner on Eastern Europe satellite launch initiative.
Simple Flying: Poland Signs A Letter Of Intent To Use Virgin’s Boeing 747 Rocket Satellite Launcher.
Space News: Virgin Orbit looks beyond satellite launch for growth opportunities.
Parabolic Arc: Virgin Orbit Suffers Net Loss of $157.3 Million in 2021.

Parabolic Arc: Report: UAE Working with Blue Origin to Establish Spaceport, Ends Agreement with Virgin Galactic.

Aerospace Tech Review: Unison Industries Signs Agreement with Blue Origin for BE-7, BE-3U and BE-4 Ignition Systems.

Space News: Slingshot Aerospace closes $25 million fundraising round.
Space Daily: Slingshot Aerospace raises $25M in Series A-1 Funding Round.
Space News: Slingshot wins $25 million Space Force contract to develop digital twin of the space environment.

Space News: Former Momentus executive Fred Kennedy to lead startup focused on nuclear-powered rocket engines.

Aerojet Rocketdyne: Aerojet Rocketdyne’s advanced scramjet engine powers successful hypersonic vehicle flight.

NasaSpaceFlight: Methalox race likely to be won in 2022, but winner not yet clear.
BPL Space (filmpje): Can You Throttle Solid Rocket Motors?
Space News: The launch market squeeze.

Raketnieuws uit Australië.
Gilmour Space (filmpje): Gilmour Space 20-second Bi-Prop test.

Raketnieuws uit Azië.
ECNS: China's new-generation manned launch vehicle may have reusable first stage: report.
ECNS: New rocket to be partially reusable.
SpaceCom: China wants its new rocket for astronaut launches to be reusable – NGMLV;

Dongfan Hour (filmpje): LM-2F – The Rocket that Launches Chinese Astronauts to Space.

Nikei Asia: Chinese startup says its 3D-printed rocket can cut costs by 80% (SpaceTai).
SupChina: Can a Chinese startup print rockets?
CGTN (filmpje): China's rocket startup: Not a replica of SpaceX.

Space Daily: Smart Dragon – Carrier rocket preparing for its debut flight.
SpaceNews: China is developing new solid rockets to boost overall space capabilities.

SciNews (filmpje): YF-77 rocket engines tested for Long March-5B Y4.

Uit India:
Parabolic Arc: ISRO Tests Solid Booster Stage for New Small Satellite Launch Vehicle.
Space Daily: India maps out plan to increase satellite launches.
Space News: SSLV completes final test ahead of May 2022 launch.
India Today: Isro's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle's maiden flight delayed, launch now between July-Sept.
Point or View (filmpje): INDIA’s SSLV about to shake up the global small satellite market.

Uit Japan:
Parabolic Arc: Japan Conducts Tests on H3 Rocket’s LE-9 Engine to Address Instability Issues.
Scott Manley (filmpje): How Japan Managed To Launch Rockets Into Orbit Without Steering.

Uit Zuid-Korea:
AjuDaily: Two consortiums launched to develop core components for small satellite launch vehicle.

Raketnieuws uit Europa.
Space News: Ariane 6, Vega-C, microlaunchers: ESA looks to full range of launch options for European institutional missions.
ESA: ESA-developed P120C solid rocket motor enters production.

Via Satellite: Skyrora Opens New Engine Testing Facility in Scotland.
Electronics Weekly: Skyrora opens rocket engine testing facility in Midlothian.

Spacewatch Global: Polaris receives Bundeswehr contract for spaceplane demonstrator – Aurora Spaceplane.

Pararbolic Arc: Orbex and FORCE Technology Win ESA Contract to Develop Advanced Rocket Engine Testing.

Raketnieuws uit Rusland.
TASS: Roscosmos to launch financing in 2022 to create fully reusable carrier rocket.
Roscosmos Media: Constructie Angara lanceertoren is begonnen in Vostochny.

Nieuws uit de (inter)planetaire ruimte.

Zon:
Seeker: NASA’s Solar Probe Did the Impossible, Here’s How.

Aarde:
ECNS: Chinese satellite ground station receives Landsat-9 data.
EUSPA: How the EU Space Programme helps address the new challenges of a changing Arctic.

Maan:
Space Policy Online: NASA IG criticizes NASA’s management of VIPER and multi-mission programs.
Inside Outer Space: Russia’s Luna-25: Back to the Moon, New Launch Date.

Mars:
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3432-3434: Let's Try That One More Time...
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3435: Maybe We Should Switch Names?
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sol 3436: Motion Accomplished.
NASA Curiosity Status Report: Sols 3437-3438: Got a Hitch in Our Giddyup.
Universe Today: According to Perseverance, Mars is Quiet… too Quiet.
Spacepage: Geluiden vertellen meer over de planeet Mars.
Sky & Telescope: Listen to the Martian soundscape.
NASA (filmpje): NASA’s Self-Driving Perseverance Mars Rover Is Breaking Records.
Universe Today: What a Feat! Ingenuity Photographed From Space.
Video From Space (filmpje): Ingenuity flies on Mars! See flight 21 to 24 imagery.
Inside Outer Space: Mars Helicopter: Flight 24 Details.
Universe Today: Marsquakes are Caused by Shifting Magma.
CGTN (filmpje): Russia to continue Mars project after European Space Agency quits.

Jupiter:
ESA: JUICE Website.
Universe Today: Jupiter and Ganymede are Connected by Magnetic Fields.

Ceres:
Spaceflight Insider: Ceres may have formed in the outer solar system.

Ryugu:
SpaceCom: Asteroid Ryugu may be a remnant of an extinct comet.

Bennu:
SpaceCom: Asteroid Bennu's mysterious missing craters suggest 'impact armoring' protecting the surface.

JWST – Alles gaat nog steeds goed.
NASA JWST Blog: Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument Cooldown Continues.
NASA JWST Blog: Webb’s Cool View on How Stars, Planets Form.

SpaceCom: James Webb Space Telescope's most heat-sensitive instrument continues cooling to absolute zero.

AAS: Presidential Action Update on JWST Naming.

Belgisch ruimtevaartnieuws.
Het Israëlische SpacePharma stuurde met Axiom 1 een experiment mee in een ICE Cubes van Space Applications Services:
Times of Israel: Israel’s first ‘space medicine’ university course gets underway in Jerusalem.
IceCubesService: Axiom-1 RAKIA - Cow cells orbit Earth for high steaks.

Maar ook:
IceCubesService: ICE Cubes Media Set enables real-time communication with the ISS for commercial players.

Een maanautootje uit België doet het goed:
Space Applications Services: LUVLI-XR Team passes first field trial fothe Space Resources Challenge.

Een nieuwtje over PROBA 3 vanwege OIP.

In verband met Septentrio:
Leuven Mindgate: Septentrio GNSS receivers to support the CLAS centimeter positioning service in Japan.
GPS World: Septentrio: Receivers guide drills despite ionosphere.

En je kan een Webinar over “Rethinking NewSpace” i.v.m. Earth Observing Innovation opnieuw bekijken via onderstaande link:
Lambda-X: Webinar ‘ReThinking NewSpace’

En wie de Space Days in Leuven gemist heeft, kan ze nu herbekijken:
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven: Space Days: Kinderlezing Frank De Winne.
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven: Space Days: Seminar “The Flemish space economy” (part 1).
Institute of Astronomy, KU Leuven: Space Days: Seminar “The Flemish space economy” (part 2).

Om af te ronden – De vlucht van Dirk Frimout – Beelden uit 1992 – Belgisch Instituut voor Ruimte Aeronomie.
BIRA: Atlas-1 Launch: in the BIRA-IASB control room.
BIRA: Atlas-1: post spaceflight check.

Veel lees- en kijkplezier,

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